Yet another Blade 400 Newbie

[Uba Tracker]

Hi all, please forgive me for asking what has probably already been asked but as a new B400 owner I could do with a shove in the right direction. Whilst not entirely new to flying helis (fixed pitch Walkera) I am struggling to understand the setup of the DX6i and Blade 400. I have read the instruction manual that accompanies the DX6i but it is clearly aimed at pilots who already have a moderate understanding of Tx's and CP helis. I guess what I am asking for is a DX6i for dummies lesson, you know like this switch does this & this and this how (and why) you adjust it. As an example, binding is explained in the manual but not if the servos and receiver are installed in the heli. I know there is probably 10 000 years of collective knowledge within this forum but a lot of it pertains to Tx's that are similar to DX6i's or gyros that are much the same as the one on the Blade, but from a newbie's point of view it has to be the same Tx or the same gyro, I am just not confident to read between the lines. Any assistance humbly appreciated.

cheers and beers

Harry

[chago]

Yea, the DX6i manual that comes with the B400 didn't help alot when I wanted to rebind the Rx. In our situation, the bind plug would go into the last open slot on the left.

power Tx/Rx off -> insert bind plug -> power on Rx -> power on Tx while holding the trainer/bind switch -> watch the LED on the Rx to do it's thing. (next step is what threw me off) -> Once the Rx has been bound, disconnect Bind plug, THEN power down Rx. -> Power everything back up (Tx first, as normal) and test.

[Uba Tracker]

Hi Chago, many thanks for your reply. Since I posted this thread I have found a dedicated B400 section within Heli Freak.
cheers
Harry

[skyhawk30]

Finless has his own section of videos, which I'm not sure about the 400 specifically. Sokal has done his own videos in the Blade 400 thread as well.

[Uba Tracker]

Yeah thanks Skyhawk I checked out Sokal's vids and while I can see he has gone to considerable effort, some questions still remain. The one that's got me frustrated at the moment is the gyro setting feature, currently it displays SW-GYRO (SW stands for switch?) and two rate values 0 : 66% and 1 : 64% I assume these are two selectable values accessed by the GYRO/FLAP switch. Now here's where it gets really confusing, if I highlight GYRO and toggle through I can select F MODE (hopefully that stands for Flight Mode) or INH. If I settle on F MODE (which incorporates Normal and Stunt modes) the GYRO/FLAP switch no longer works which means I now have only one rate for normal flight and one for stunt, but isn't SW-GYRO normal flight as well, so what's the go there? Also the numbers beside either Normal or Stunt ( 0 & 1) can be edited, what's the purpose of those numbers? And lastly, INH, what does INH stand for, nowhere can I find a definition? Sorry that it's a bit of essay.

cheers

Harry

[MEBtraveling]

INH = Inhibit

[Skarn]

F. MODE is for flight mode and is controlled by your idle up switch (flight mode switch). I'm not too familiar with a DX6i, but on most controllers it's the leftmost switch on top of your radio.

Skarn

[Uba Tracker]

Fantastic thanks for that, OK well that's got that out the way. Regarding the Gyro adjustment feature what's the difference between SW-GYRO and SW-F MODE NORM ?

[Leaf Blower]

SW-Gyro switches settings based upon the Gyro (aka Gear ) D/R switch. SW-F ties the Gyro to the Flight Mode switch- meaning that it changes on whether or not you are using IDLE UP.